Dean is a final year medical student at UCL, having completed preclinical studies at Cambridge, where they intercalated in Experimental Psychology.
They have since been awarded two national RCPsych essay prizes, published and presented internationally on addictions among LGBT+ people. Their focus is the mental health of those who identify as queer and/or transgender and how sociocultural inequalities that specifically affect this group of people impact mental health/substance misuse, the availability of care and the ability of LGBT+ individuals to engage in care within the current system.